Sectionalized dressmaker&#39;s form and basic pattern



July 29, "1952 CELLA 2,605,029

SECTIONALIZED DRESSMAKERS FORM AND BASIC PATTERN Filed Oct. 4, 1948 2 SI-lEETS-SHEET 1 F. ,INVENTOR.

L /G/ CELLA ATTOQNE Y5 July 29, 1952 L. CELLA 2,605,029

SECTIONALIZED DRESSMAKERS FORM AND BASIC PATTERN Filed Oct. 4, 1948 2 Sl-IEETS-Sl-IEET 2 R3 48a /2 8 Fl:% 7 46a 4 INVENTOR. ZU/Gl CELLA i OQAW A 7' TOQNE Y5 I of the body to mold the form thereto.

Patented July 29, 1952 2,605,029 ton-"ICE SECTIONAIlIZED DRESSMAKERS FORM AND BASIC PATTERN Luigi Cella, Newark, N. J. Application October 4, 1948, Serial No. 52,650

This invention relates to a sectionalized dressmakers form and basic pattern.

It is an object of the instant invention to provide a sectionalized dressmakers pattern readily adapted to be shaped to the form of any person.

Another object is to provide a sectionalized form adapted to be molded to the body with a minimum of adjustments.

A further object is to provide a sectionalized form that may be used also as a manikin.

Other objects of the instant invention will become apparent-in the course of the following specification.

In the accomplishment of these objectives, the sectionalized form and basic pattern comprises a waist member and a skirt member formed of any semi-flexible material. The waist and skirt members are further divided into front and back portions and adapted to meet along the sides of the body. The front and back portions of the waist member have V-shaped openings formed on either side of the neck band and extended downwardly toward the center of the members. Similar but oppositely directed openings extend upwardly from the waist line toward the base of the top V-shaped openings. A slide fastener draws the edges of the openings together when fitted over the corresponding parts Semirigid members are disposed in the unclosed portions of the openings to maintain the form seeurely in position after being molded to the body. The skirt member may be provided with lines formed by tape to provide a six-gore skirt and two V-shaped openings provided with slide fasteners may be used to form the hip lines. The few parts required for the sectionalized form and pattern and the few adjustments necessary to adapt it to the body have been found to facilitate the work of the dressmaker in cutting and making the garment.

The invention will appear more clearly from the following detailed description when *taken in connection with the accompanying drawings showing by way of example a preferred embodiment of the inventive idea.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front view of the sectionalized dressmakers form draped to the person and constructed in accordance with the principles of this invention.

Figure 2 is a front view of the front of the waist member shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a front view of the back of the waist member shown in Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a sectional View along the line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a front view of the front of the skirt member shown in Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a front view of the back '5: the

skirt member shown in Figure 1.

4; Claims. (Cl. 22368) A .2- Figure 7 is a sectional view along the line 11 of Figure 2. 1

Figure 8 is a sectional view along the line 8 g of Figure 6. 7

Figure 9 is a sectional view along the line 99 of Figure 2, and enlarged.

Referring now in greater detail to the drawings in which like reference numerals indicate like parts, reference numeral indicates the sectionalized form and basic pattern made with the waist member Hand the skirt member 12. The form is preferably made of cardboard with outer layers of felt or cloth on opposite sides of the board.

The waist member I I is formed with the front member I3 and the back member Hi. The front member 13 comprises the central member 15, and the side members l6 and I1. At the top of the central member 15 is the neck band [8. On either side of the neck band I8 V-shaped openings I9 and 20 are cut andextend downwardly substantially to the center as shown in Figure 2 where thecentral and side members are joined together by the stitching 2| and 22 or any other suitable means. Below the points of jointure 2i and 22 similar but oppositely directed openings 23 and 24 are made. Along each of the openings a slide fastener 25 is inserted and adapted to coact with releasable locking means along the edges so that the perimete'rs of the top and bottom of the member l3 can be adjusted within the limits usually required. As shown in Figure 1, the semi-rigid strips 26 are inserted in the openings to maintain the unsecured portions of the openings in the desired position. At the base of the front member l3 are the pepla 21 hinged by any suitable means,

a preferably, the cloth constituting the covering of the entire member, the connection extending along corresponding edges of the central and side members l5, l6, and I! which can readily be adapted to the contour of the body along the waist line. inwardly directed V-shaped openings or darts 23a and 24a may be inserted on the sides under the arm' openings as also shown in Figure 1 and are provided with slide fasteners 25a to further facilitate fitting the form to the body.

The back member M of the waist member H is somewhat similar to the front member l3 having the back central member .28 and the side members 29 and 30 separated from the central member 28 by the upper V-shaped openings 3! and 32 coasting with the. reversed positioned openings 33 and 34 at the bottom and stitched to the side members 29 and 30 at the points 35 and 136.. As in themanner of, the front member l3,

slide fasteners 31 coacting with members along the edges "of theopenings permit 'a substantial variation in: the periphery? of the-member both-at member l3 as well as the sleeve bands 4! and 42 Additional pepla 21 are of the same member. hinged to the base of the back member Mas in the manner of the front member [3, previously i described.

The skirt member 12 is made with the front skirt member 43 and the back skirt member M. The front skirt member 43 is provided with the gore lines 45, 45, 41, 48, 45a, 45a, 41a, and 48a. The back skirt member M is provided with similar lines 49, 53, and 52 at the bottom and the openings or darts 53 and 54 atthe top, the latter being adjustable by the slide fasteners in the manner previously described for similar openings in the waist member IL- This arrangement facilitates cutting and draping and a sixgore skirt can be conveniently out from the same single pattern.

The operation is as follows:

The front member 13 of the waist member .15 may be placed over the trunk of the body at the front and the slide fasteners 25 in the openings 19, 20, 23, and moved up and down and the slide fasteners 25a. in the openings 23a and 2411. moved in and out until the contour of the member 13 is formed to the front of. the body above the waist line. The semi-rigid strips 25 are inserted in the still open portions of the openings and the form removed. In a similar manner the back, member 54 of the waist member H is fitted around the back of the body above the waist line. Pepla are secured along the bottom edges of the waist members and adjusted with the: top until conformity with the hip lines. is obtained. In a like manner, the front skirt member 43,- and back skirt member 64 are adjusted to the lower part of the body until the contours of botha-re adapted thereto.

Thus the user can pin the material intended for the making of a dress or suit upon the form in any manner or style desired. It is apparent that the described device constitutes a master pattern which can be used for the making of dresses and suits of any style, shape or drape. It is further 4 members and adapted to conform the members to the contours of the body of the wearer, a semirigid strip releasably disposed between the central member and each of the side members beyond the points of adaptation, each central member having a neck band at the top, each side member having an arm band along the outer end at the top, each side member further having a an inwardly directed adjustable dart under the apparentthat the variations which can be. obtained by the master pattern will never change the positions of the vital points thereof, namely, the neck line, armpitsand seams. Furthermore, the draping of a garment which'is in theorccess of being madeis'greatly facilitated b -the, de-

arm band, a peplum hingedly disposed along the bottom edge of each member and adapted to indicate the contour of the hips of the wearer, the front and back portions being adapted to be releasably secured together along the sides of the body and under the arms of the wearer.

2. An adjustable dressmakers form and pattern comprising a semi-rigid central member and two semi-rigid side members located on opposite sides of said central member and having central portions hingedl-y connected to central portions of said central member, said central member and said side members having adjacent side edges converging in the directions toward said central hingedly connected portions, and means for releasably and adju'stably drawing together. said adjacent side edges of said members at least along a portion of said edges to adapt the form to the size and shape or" the body of a specific wearer.

3. An adjustable dressmakers form and pattern comprising a, semi-rigid central member and two semi-rigid side members located on opposite sides of said central member and having central portions hingedly connected to central portions of said central member, said central member and said side members having adjacent side edges converging in the directions toward said central hingedly connected portions, and means for releasably and adjustably, drawing together said adjacent side edges of said members at least along a portion of said edges to adapt the form to the size and shape of thebody of a specific wearer, V-shaped openings uponsaid side members, the openings extending inwardly from the outer sides of said side members, and means for adjustably and releasably drawing together the edges of said openings.

4. An adjustable: dress-makers form and pattern comprising. a semi-rigidcentral member and two semirrigid side members located on opposite sides of said central; member and having central portions hingedly connected to central portionsof said central member, said central member and said side members having adjacent side edges converging in the directions toward said central hingedly connected portions, and meansfor releasably and adjustably drawing together said adjacent side edges of said members atv least along a portion of said edges to adapt. the form tothe size and shapeof thebody of a specific wearer,

1. A dressm akerswaist form and basic pattern I comprising front and back portions, each of said portions comprising a semi-rigid". central member and a semi-rigidsi'de member for each side of the central member, the central :member having leasably; drawing-together. the central and side downwardly and inwardly directed longitudinal and a peplum hingedly disposed along the bottom edge of each member. k r LUIGICELLA.

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